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In U.S. House Floor Speech, Larsen Stands In Strong Opposition to #TrumpCare
-- from Douglas Wagoner -- Congressman: ‘I have held six town halls where I discussed healthcare with more than 800 of my constituents. Not one asked me to support legislation that would cover fewer people,
Yet Another Phone Scam Targets Seniors
-- from Pegi Groundwater -- There is a new telephone scam out there that you need to be aware of. The scammers alter the caller ID information on your phone to make it seem as
Guest Opinion: Could Orcas Be Nantucket? Never Say Never
-- by Joe Symons -- Anyone who has moved to San Juan County (SJC) since 2000, and many others who already were here, may not know that in 2000 the SJC planning department commissioned a
League of Women Voters to Meet on San Juan
Monday, March 13, Noon - 2 p.m., San Juan Island Grange -- from Margie Doyle, League of Women Voters of the San Juans -- The next League of Women Voters of the San Juans membership
Council Gives, Receives Project Updates
-- by Sam Gailey, updated March 10 at 2 p.m. -- The most recent San Juan County Council meeting was conducted on Tuesday, Mar. 7, on Orcas Island at the Eastsound Fire Station. The public
Village Expansion Discussed at Eastsound Planners Meeting
-- by Maryse Sagewynd -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee (EPRC) met on Mar. 2, 2017, at the Eastsound Fire Station for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. EPRC has a new Facebook site entitled Orcas
Ranker: Levy Extension Prevents Schools From Largest Education Cut in State History
-- from Dave Pringle, Senate Democratic Communications -- Sen. Ranker speaks during debate on the Senate floor. Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, released the following statement on [Wednesday's] passage of the levy cliff
Busy Weekend for NAS Whidbey Search and Rescue
-- from Mike Welding, NAS Whidbey -- Search and Rescue crews from NAS Whidbey Island conducted three separate missions over the weekend. Missions included one mountain rescue near Snow Lake in the Snoqualmie Pass and two
Larsen Pushes Back Against Proposal to ‘Decimate’ Federal Resources for Puget Sound, NOAA
-- from Douglas Wagoner, Rep. Larsen's Office -- Congressman: ‘I will use every tool at my disposal to oppose these slash and burn cuts’ Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after reports
Inslee Statement on Congressional Proposal to Repeal the Affordable Care Act
-- from Governor Inslee’s Communications Office -- “The proposed legislation in Congress to repeal Obamacare is not the direction we should be going to meet our country’s health care needs. It will not improve the health
New Bipartisan Congressional Caucus Formed to Support Nation’s Estuaries
-- from Douglas Wagoner -- Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA), Bill Posey (R-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) have founded and will serve as co-chairs of the Congressional Estuary Caucus in the 115th Congress.
Ballot Counting Equipment to be Tested
Tuesday, March 14, 10 a.m., County Elections Office -- from San Juan County Communications -- The upcoming Apr. 25 Special Election will have voters on Lopez Island deciding on a proposed hospital district, San Juan County
The Housing Puzzle: How We Can Put Together a Solution
Monday, March 13 at noon at the Friday Harbor Grange -- from the League of Women Voters of the San Juans -- The League of Women Voters of the San Juans (LWVSJ) will host an
Can You Do A Day Without A Woman?
All Day, Wednesday, March 8 -- by Lin McNulty -- Following the overwhelming success of the Women's March in January as millions of women took to the streets the day after the Trump inauguration, another
Larsen Slams Immigration Executive Order
-- from Douglas Wagoner, Rep. Larsen's Office -- Congressman: The President’s new policy "is just as morally decrepit and unabashedly un-American as the original." Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after President Donald
Guest Opinion | Remembrances from 1930s Germany
-- from Irmgard Conley -- As the daily news becomes ever more ominous, the tone so eerily familiar to my old ears, mental pictures from my childhood in Germany are re-surfacing, literally making me shake.
